Archive for April, 2007
Protein Metabolism: The Importance Of Protein
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007Protein is essential. Bodybuilders depend upon a high protein intake to maintain muscle mass and to build bulk. Pregnant mothers require higher protein intakes for the proper physical development of the fetus and nursing mothers are instructed to watch their protein intake carefully to ensure good nutrition for themselves and their baby. […]
Alzheimer’s Disease And Brain Metabolism
Sunday, April 15th, 2007Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia that continues to affect over four million Americans each year. Most of these Americans are over the age of sixty-five; it is less common to get Alzheimer’s disease as a young person and the risk increases with age.
Alzheimer’s first affects the memory of those who are […]
Drug Metabolism - how your body copes with drugs
Saturday, April 14th, 2007The process by which your body deals with ingested drugs is called drug metabolism.
Drugs must be metabolized because they are xenobiotics, or foreign molecules. In order to be excreted from the body, most drugs need to undergo a structural alteration, which is where drug metabolism comes in. Drugs are metabolized in the liver […]
Iron Regulation And Iron Metabolism in your body
Friday, April 13th, 2007Iron is a very important element that no human being could live without. It is an essential part of every living thing because it is both an electron acceptor and an electron donor, which is a characteristic unique to iron. Iron can be found in many different food sources because both plants and […]
What Is Metabolism: understanding Metabolic Disorders
Thursday, April 12th, 2007Metabolism is a group of chemical reactions inside the body that adapt the fuel found in what we eat into energy that our bodies can use. We use this energy to do everything; from voluntary actions like running and talking, to involuntary actions like growing. There are thousands of metabolic reactions all occurring […]
Male And Female Fat Metabolism - what’s the difference?
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007With the craze for low fat foods, you may wonder just what’s involved in fat metabolism.
Fat metabolism is the process that breaks down the fats that are ingested into the body into glycerol and fatty acids. The glycerol and fatty acids are then broken down into even simpler substances so that they can […]
